The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) is offering cruisers an opportunity to gain critical, potentially life-saving skills with a hands-on CPR for Cruisers Training Course on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Maryland Yacht Club in Pasadena, Maryland.
The course will be presented by Frank Smith, Vice President of SSCA, an experienced instructor, captain, and cruising educator. Designed specifically with the cruising environment in mind, the training will give participants the confidence and practical skills needed to respond during...
Across the bay I saw a boater watching me and chuckling. I knew that look. It was the same look I had given hundreds of other boaters over the years—the look that says, What the hell is this idiot doing?
I could almost hear him thinking, Obviously a new guy. Probably his first season.
I wanted to wave at him and yell, “I’ve been doing this for twenty-five years!” But somehow that seemed to make the...
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The Boat Geeks #44 - "Sailor Barry" Collins, popular YouTuber and Sail Cargo entrepreneur.
Barry has long been harboring...
The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) in partnership with Lorraine’s Café Black Point Exumas will once again host the 4th Annual Bahamas Cruisers Gathering...
Kathy and Ralph, experienced adventurers, spent their retirement sailing aboard Simplicity, spending summers in New England and embracing the warmth of Caribbean winters. Their final voyage with the Salty Dawg Sailing Association crew took an unthinkable turn as Simplicity was found abandoned in St. Vincent, bearing chilling evidence of a violent struggle.
My dear friend Tobey is in a bad way. He is someone who spent his life racing and riding from Canada to Bonneville living life to the greatest glory of freedom and service to others...
The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) is offering cruisers an opportunity to gain critical, potentially life-saving skills with a hands-on CPR for Cruisers Training Course on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Maryland Yacht Club in Pasadena, Maryland.
The course will be presented...
Across the bay I saw a boater watching me and chuckling. I knew that look. It was the same look I had given hundreds of other boaters over the years—the look that says, What the hell is this idiot...
We were finishing a 500-mile crossing that had turned out to be one of those passages sailors dream about when they’re sitting in a bar telling lies about how good the sea can be. For four days and three...
For the past 15 years, Bob Bitchin has been one of the most recognizable voices in the cruising community. Through Latitudes & Attitudes and Living Aboard, he has spent years telling sailors what they already suspected: that there is...